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Show Monument to Champion ; Swapper of This Age Rome's monument to Victor Emmanuel II, king of Italy from 4, 1861 to 1878,. is the costliest memo- "t- rial of its kind in the world, says I Collier's. Built of white marble J and embellished with numerous l sculptured groups and reliefs as j well as a great equestrian statue of the king, this massive structure i occupies almost a square block. I It is . as high as an 18-story t building, cost $5,000,000 and was under construction for 26 years before be-fore its dedication in 1911. 4 |